Type form tie



Jan. 21, 1936. w. F. HEINRICH TYPE FORM TIE Filed Aug. 27, 1954 INVENTORI v WILLIHM F. HEINRICH ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE Application August 27 7 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a type .form tie.

The invention has for an object the production of .a type form tie which is characterized 5 by the ability to hold the form tied togetherbefore, during and after its placement in a chase. The invention may better be understood by first .considering the present day methods and apparatus for'type form tying, and understanding the-defects, the problems necessary to avoid .the defects, and the apparatus and gains of this invention. It is customary for type to be composed on a printers galley, and when the composition is finished, to wind a string around :thecircumference of the type form to hold it .in position; Then, when the form is to be used, the string is removed from the form and the form placed and clamped in a chase. During the handling of the type form it passes through 20 :several persons =hands, who have occasion to untie and retie the form and great care is necessary to prevent the form from pieing, since the string placed around theform usually is carelessly applied and not tightly drawnupon rety- 25 ing. Numerous contrivances have'been invented to overcome the great amount of care necessary to prevent pieing, but such prior devices them- :selves have numerous inherent defects which make their commercialization impossible.

This invention proposes, first, the provision of -a novel right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, and means associated with the angle member and with a string wound around the form in such a manner that the string 'is tightlyheld to hold the form against pieing during handling; Furthermore, the invention contemplates provision of furnitureelements arranged withgrooves in such a manner that they may be engaged in intimate contact with the sides of ,thetied form without the necessity of removing the string so that the tiedform may-be clamped in a chase. A further advantage of this invention is that after the form is removed from the chase it is still in the tied condition and cannot pie.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an arrangement wherein more than one angle member may be used upon the form, more particularly, at the corners thereof so as to insure against possible slipping off of the string beneath the form which would result in loosening of the form andpossible-pieing.

Anotherone-of the objects of this invention is the association of grooved furniture or members with the angle members in such a manner that 1934, Serial No. 741,595

the parts are held as a unit so that the form may be readily locked in a chase.

Still further, the invention proposes the construction of a device as mentioned which is simple and durable and which can the manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will 'be'had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a chase and. form with a tie according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of the form removed from the chase.

Fig. 3 is a-perspective view of the form illustrated without the grooved furniture or elements on the sides thereof.

Fig. 4 is .a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the use of a plurality of angle members.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the angle members and a portion of a grooved furniture or element for'use in a type form, according to anotherembodimentof the invention.

7 The invention may best be understood by first considering Fig. 3 and carefully noting the manner in which the form is tied. Reference numeral ill indicates the form which has been composed from type and type form material. The tie comprises a right angle member ll engaged upon one corner of the form and associated with a string l2 tied around the form and connected with the member in such a manner that-the form is tightly tied. More particularly, the angle member H is provided with means for holding the ends of the string. The means comprises a prong it upon one of the arms of the angle member and directed towards the corner of the angle member, and a second prong it upon the other arm of the angle member, and also directed towards the corner. With this arrangement it is possible to first loop oneend of the string severaltimes around the prongl-l' in such a manner that the string will be clamped by the resiliency of the prong, and then the string may be stretched around the form, and the other end wound several times around the other prong so as to maintain a stretched and tight condition. It is advisable to place form material M of a thickness equal to the thickness of the angle member beneaththe string immediately adjacent the ends of the angle member so as to prevent the type form parts from shifting, because of the space between the string and the sides of the .type form, produced by the thickness of the angle member. The material 14, preferably should be sheet metal pieces of printers point measure. The angle member H is also formed with bottom flanges l5 extending along the arms thereof. These flanges have several purposes. First, the reinforcement of the angle member; second, the production of a base upon which the angle member may be conveniently rested for supporting loose type while composing the form; and third, the preventing of slipping of the string l2 beneath the form. This last reason is the most important and will be further amplified and explained relative to Fig. 4 of the drawing.

After the form has been tied, as shown in Fig. 3, it may be stored any length of time and used when desired. It may be used without removal of the string. This is possible by the use of grooved furniture strips 16 adapted. to extend along the sides of the form in such a manner that the string is disposed within the compass of the grooves. These grooved furniture strips comprise channel members. The channel members may be supplied in sets of varying lengths of printers measure for forms of different sizes. The furniture strips l3 are placed upon the flanges I5, and the flanges serve to support the furniture strips, constituting a further purpose for the flanges.

The form may be locked in the chase in the following manner: The form, as shown in Fig. 2, is placed within the chase ll. Then furniture strips l8 are built around the form within the chase. Next, printers quoins I9 are engaged between certain of the parts within the chase and locked in a conventional manner to lock the form in the chase. It is a feature of the invention that the form may be removed in tied condition from the chase by unlocking the printers quoins l9. Since it is in tied condition it may be stored without danger of pieing or mixing.

In Fig. 4 another method of use of the parts, according to this invention, is shown. More particularly, the form I0 is provided with an: angle member H at each corner. The string I2 is attached at one end upon one of the prongs of one of the angle members and then is wound around the form and around the other angle members, and is attached at its other end upon the other prong of said angle member. The feature of this arrangement is that the flanges [5 of the inactive angle members will serve to prevent the string from slipping down beneath the form. Material i4 is shown engaged between the arms of the angle members so as to fill in the space produced between the string and the form by reason of the thickness of the angle members. Once the form is tied it may be set in the chase as previously described without the necessity of untying, by the use of the grooved furniture pieces Hi.

In Fig. 5 another embodiment of the invention has been disclosed wherein the angle member H is shown provided with pairs of prongs 20 stamped from the flanges l5. Each pair of prongs is adapted to be placed into a pair of spaced receiving openings 2| formed in the grooved furniture l6. With this construction it is possible to connect the grooved furniture l6 and the brackets, with the form in one connected unit. This arrangement is of advantage in that the form may be stored, and when it is desired to use the form, merely plain furniture and quoins are necessary to lock it in a chase.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefor reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the co-related parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, means for attaching the ends of the string on the armsof said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form, and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and flanges projecting at right angles from the bottoms of said arms for preventing said string from slipping beneath the type form.

2. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, means for attaching theends of the string on the arms of said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form, and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and additional angle members engaged upon the other corners of the form and beneath said string, flanges projecting at right angles from the bottoms of the arms of said angle members whereby the bottom flanges prevent the string from slipping beneath the form.

3. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, and means for attaching the ends of the string on the outer faces of the arms of said angle member after theangle member is arranged on the corner of the said form, whereby one end of the string may first be attached. on one arm, then the string extended around the form, and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, said right angle member being of sheet metal, and inetal strips engaged beneath the string in alignment with the arms of the angle member to fill in the space which is produced by the thickness of the angle member, between the string and the form.

4. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, means for attaching the ends of the string on the arms of said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form, and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and grooved furniture around said form with the grooves disposed over the string, and means for connecting the grooved furniture with the right angle member.

5. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, means for attaching the ends of the string on the arms of said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form, I

and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and additional right angle members on the other corners of said form and engaged beneath said string, grooved furniture around said form and disposed over said right angle members, and means for connecting the grooved furniture and right angle members in a unit.

6. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one comer of the form, a string for engaging around the form,

means for attaching the ends of the string on the arms of said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form, and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and additional right angle members on the other corners of said form and engaged beneath said string, grooved furniture around said form and disposed over said right angle members, and means for connecting the grooved furniture and right angle members in a unit, said right angle members having bottom flanges projecting from the arms and said furniture resting upon said right angle members.

'7. A type form tie, comprising a right angle member adapted to engage on one corner of the form, a string for engaging around the form, means for attaching the ends of the string on the arms of said angle member, whereby one end of the string may first be attached on one arm, then the string extended around the form,

r and finally the other end of the string attached upon the other arm, and additional right angle members on the other corners of said form and engaged beneath said string, grooved furniture around said form and disposed over said right angle members, and means for connecting the grooved furniture and right angle members ina unit, said right angle members having bottom flanges projecting from the arms and said furniture resting upon said right angle members, said means for connecting the furniture and right angle members comprising prongs stamped from the flanges and engaging receiving openings in the grooved furniture.

, WILLIAM F. HEINRICH. 

